"Soon to be Newbie" with cable length and splitter questio..

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Hi to all!
I am now in the process of trying to decide which satellite service to
purchase, which is a separate issue in itself , BUT what is more critical
will be the method that I must install it all.
Due to the arrangement of my home, I can not have one, uninterrupted cable
going from the dish to each room. I Must have the cables that come from the
dish go directly into the basement where they will have to be distributed to
the four rooms throughout the house.
I have heard that this is not practical with satellite, that every
connection will degrade performance, not to mention the damage that long
cable lengths can cause.

Is there a black and white answer to:
Is there a cable length limit and what is it?
Can you satellite via a distribution point as outlined above and still have
maximum signal strength?

This will be a HiDef setup. At least for 1 room.


Any help would be great!
Thanks.